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Odisha extends lockdown till June 1 as active coronavirus cases top 100,000

On weekends, there will be a complete shutdown, starting 6 pm on Fridays till 5 am of Mondays

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Beneficiaries stand in a queue to receive COVID-19 vaccine dose, at Capital hospital in Bhubaneswar (Photo: PTI)

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With Odisha continuing to report around 10,000 new COVID-19 cases daily, the state government on Tuesday extended the ongoing lockdown with stricter restrictions by two more weeks till on June 1.

Chief Secretary S C Mohapatra announced this a day before the completion of the tenure of the first phase of lockdown at 5 am on May 19.

The chief secretary said that the complete weekend shutdown on Saturdays and Sundays, when only hospitals and medical outlets are allowed to operate, will also continue as earlier.

Mohapatra said that some stricter measures will be taken in the second phase of the lockdown. During

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